About a month ago I wrote to Claude about a body he had. He said it was sold but he had another but it was kinda rough, so he sent me some pics and it was just what I wanted. I just couldn't get there right away. Claude said no problem even though he could have sold it to someone else. This past wednesday I called Claude about coming down to see him over the weekend and plans were made. Saturday morning I headed out at 4:30 am and made good time on the four and a half hour drive to CSM. At around 8:00 I made the call to Claude that I had arrived, this man was more than happy to put on a pot of coffee and open his shop to me on his day off. These are the type of things to look at when you are looking for a shop to do any kind of work for you. This man truly loves what he does. I could have spent the whole day there talking about building sidecars and awesome bikes!
I just wanted to thank Claude for all his time and for helping me with all his top secret info.
Great guy. Awesome shop.
Highly recommended.
Thanks Dan
If this were a Facebook post I'd click the "Like" button!
I'll second that.
The sucess of any company rests on its willingness to go the extra mile service wise. CSM is proof of that. The reputation of a company will ultimately make it or break it.
I met Claude about 3 months ago at his shop on a Saturday. We had a great talk and I really wanted one of the "new style" bodies that he was building. Unfortunately I needed something right away. I would not hesitate to buy one of his rigs. Great guy !!!
I have not picked up my new sidecar rigs yet but I am a newbie my rig is set up with camber control if I am at 65 miles an hour on a continuous left hand curve banked towards the left do I have to do anything more than leaning towards the turn?
Welcome to the forum Bill!
You may want to post your question as a new thread. That way, members who can answer your question are more likely to see it.
If the road you are on is in good condition and posted for the 65mph speed you are traveling, nothing extra is required unless the rig is overloaded or weather/road conditions are adverse.
Since most (not all) highway signage regarding curve speed is posted for less than perfect weather conditions I find that a well balanced sidecar rig can usually exceed the posted curve speed by 5mph or so without any problems.
The experience and ability of the pilot will of course be the main deciding factor in how fast is too fast, especially in a right turn.
Lonnie
Lonnie what you state there would valid in Europe only in certain areas. like in North Germany. as soon You get deeper south like Frankfurt. the speed limits in curvy roads apply to nice wheather. So we from the flat north were / are advised to step down. I don't know if You have such diferences in US.
Sven
I have not picked up my new sidecar rigs yet but I am a newbie my rig is set up with camber control if I am at 65 miles an hour on a continuous left hand curve banked towards the left do I have to do anything more than leaning towards the turn?
Hi, Bill, welcome,
For your new question which isn't related to this thread, click back to the main page for this section General Discussion or click on the Technical section in main index.
Then click on 'New Thread' in upper lefthand corner of the window right above the listing of threads. A window will then open to compose a whole new question and there's a little small window at top of that page to give a title.
Thanks.
I couldn't agree more with the comments in regard to Claude! Hate to further his possible embarrassment but I found him to be a man of uncommonly outstanding character indeed and I surely appreciate his guidance!
Billasg - 12/31/2012 6:47 PM
... my rig is set up with camber control if I am at 65 miles an hour on a continuous left hand curve banked towards the left do I have to do anything more than leaning towards the turn?
Generally speaking, no. I have piloted all 3 of our rigs, all without camber control, doing just as you describe. The electric camber control units are to assist in straight line tracking without pulling to one side, not helping in the curves. However, I have heard stories of the occasional fellow that masters the technique of using tilt mechanism to assist in turns -- I'm not that talented.
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
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